South Korea records its worst annual economic growth since 1998 following the Asian financial crisis. Its gross domestic product contracted 1.0 percent in 2020 from 2019. 2021-01-25
Singapore enters technical recession for the first time in a decade after its economy contracts by 13.2% in the second quarter, which translates to a record 42.9% plunge in its annualised GDP. 2020-08-11
American car rental company Hertz files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy due to accumulating nearly $19 billion in debt. 2020-05-22
Following a collapse in print sales amid the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom, "The Jewish Chronicle" and "Jewish News" newspapers enter voluntary liquidation and are to close. 2020-04-8
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is expected to set up a second vote on a coronavirus relief stimulus bill for Monday. 2020-03-22
The Dow Jones Industrial Average enters correction territory after plunging 700 points at opening. 2020-02-27
U.S. President Donald Trump imposes tariffs on US$60 billion of Chinese goods, while also limiting China's ability to invest in the U.S. technology industry. 2018-03-22